26.5.1 Overview

A protocol VLAN divides VLANs by protocol. Different VLANs can be configured for each protocol, such as IPv4 and IPv6. Multiple protocols can be set for the same protocol VLAN.

The figure below shows an example protocol VLAN configuration. In the following example, VLANs A and B are configured with the IPv4 protocol, and VLAN C is configured with the IPv6 protocol.

Figure 26-5: Example of protocol VLAN configuration